Auburn High School (Auburn, Massachusetts)
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Auburn High School is the only public high school in Auburn, Massachusetts
, United States
, a town approximately 5 miles south of Worcester. It has an enrollment of 759 students in grades 9-12, as of the 2010-2011 school year. Founded in 1935, the original school building served the town until the spring of 2006. In August 2006, the town of Auburn opened a new facility directly behind the original building.
stadium surrounded by a 6 lane track. The stadium is used for AHS Football
, AHS Soccer
(boys and girls) and AHS Track and Field
(boys and girls). In addition, the stadium has two long jump
runways and sand pits for Track and Field, as well as a pole vault
and high jump
area.
There is also a lighted FieldTurf facility dedicated for AHS Field Hockey
. New baseball and softball fields have also been built on the grounds, with the softball field being on the site of the old high school.
known as the Schools For Schools campaign. In several months, Auburn High School students raised over $17,000. As a result, the organization Invisible Children
sent two Auburn students and one teacher to Uganda in July 2007. In total, the amount raised is approximately $40,000.
, a non-profit organization raising awareness for kindness and non-violence. It was established after the Columbine shootings. AHS was visited by Craig Scott on October 28, 2009, brother of Rachel Scott, the first student killed at Columbine.
Auburn, Massachusetts
Auburn is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,188 at the 2010 census.- History :Auburn was first settled in 1789 and was officially incorporated in 1808 as the town of Ward, in honor of American Revolution General Artemas Ward...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, a town approximately 5 miles south of Worcester. It has an enrollment of 759 students in grades 9-12, as of the 2010-2011 school year. Founded in 1935, the original school building served the town until the spring of 2006. In August 2006, the town of Auburn opened a new facility directly behind the original building.
Stadium
Auburn High School's sports venue is called Auburn Memorial Field. New as of August 2006, the centerpiece is a lighted 1000 seat FieldTurfFieldTurf
FieldTurf is a brand of artificial turf playing surface. It is manufactured and installed by the FieldTurf Tarkett division of Tarkett Inc., based in Calhoun, Georgia, USA. In the late 1990s, the artificial surface changed the industry with a design intended to replicate real grass...
stadium surrounded by a 6 lane track. The stadium is used for AHS Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, AHS Soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
(boys and girls) and AHS Track and Field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
(boys and girls). In addition, the stadium has two long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
runways and sand pits for Track and Field, as well as a pole vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
and high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
area.
There is also a lighted FieldTurf facility dedicated for AHS Field Hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
. New baseball and softball fields have also been built on the grounds, with the softball field being on the site of the old high school.
Invisible Children
Auburn High School students recently won a nationwide fund raising effort for children in war-torn UgandaUganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
known as the Schools For Schools campaign. In several months, Auburn High School students raised over $17,000. As a result, the organization Invisible Children
Invisible Children
Invisible Children: Rough Cut is a 2003 American documentary film. Its subject is the abduction and forced enlistment of children by the sectarian Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda.-Synopsis:...
sent two Auburn students and one teacher to Uganda in July 2007. In total, the amount raised is approximately $40,000.
Rachel's Challenge
Recently, Auburn High School has become involved in Rachel's ChallengeRachel's Challenge
Rachel's Challenge is a non-profit, non-religious, non-political organization. It is led by Rachel Scott's father, Darrell, along with Rachel Scott's step-mom, Sandy.-Darrell Scott and Rachel's Challenge:...
, a non-profit organization raising awareness for kindness and non-violence. It was established after the Columbine shootings. AHS was visited by Craig Scott on October 28, 2009, brother of Rachel Scott, the first student killed at Columbine.
Notable alumni
- Dr. Arthur M. Pappas - Former team doctor of the Boston Red SoxBoston Red SoxThe Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
- Mike Paradis - former minor league pitcher for the Baltimore OriolesBaltimore OriolesThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
- Keith McEachern - Lead singer and guitarist for the WANDASThe Wandasthe WANDAS are an American rock band based out of Boston Massachusetts composed of Keith McEachern, Brent Battey, Ross Lucivero, and William Bierce. the WANDAS have been compared to Wilco, Elvis Costello, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen and The Strokes....
- Barbara ("Barb") Marois - member of the US Women's Field Hockey team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Michael Kimball - authour of Firewater Pond, Undone, Mouth to Mouth and Green Girls